He wasn't sure how much time had passed. When Wang Baole opened his eyes and looked up, he saw the blue sky peeking out from between the leaves, as well as … a sword sun.
Wang Baole felt as if he were in a dream. In the dream, he was being hunted down, and then he fought back …. His hazy consciousness cleared, and he felt intense pain all over his body. Shivering, he struggled to sit up.
"I'm not dead!!" Wang Baole rejoiced. However, when he looked down at his body, he couldn't help but gasp. His heart was pounding with fear. Ghastly wounds covered his body, and his blood-soaked clothing, all of which reminded Wang Baole of his recent near-death experience.
"Who was it that wanted to kill me?!" Wang Baole gritted his teeth and struggled to his feet. Without even thinking about it, he pulled out some medicinal pills to treat his wounds. However, his hands were empty, and he smiled bitterly.
"All of the medicinal pills and magical items are gone …." Wang Baole looked around at the corpses. After rummaging through them, he found a few magical items and medicinal pills. After sniffing them, he hesitated. After all, he had no idea what they were used for, and was worried that he might be poisoned.
After a moment's hesitation, Wang Baole put the medicinal pills away and sighed.
"I wouldn't dare. It wasn't easy to survive. If I ate myself to death trying to heal myself, then it wouldn't be worth it." Feeling regretful, Wang Baole found a tree branch to lean on, then limped over to the old man's red bones. Looking down at them, Wang Baole was silent for a long time. Finally, he picked up the old man's gauntlets and bag of holding.
The old man was the leader of the black-robed men, and had a bag of holding.
After tidying up a bit, Wang Baole grimaced. The wound on his waist hurt too much. He took a deep breath, and his eyes began to shine brightly.
"Maybe there are still survivors. I need to find out who hired the assassins to kill me." Wang Baole looked around. Although his injuries were serious, he had recovered quite a bit of his strength. He was just about to put on his gauntlets and leave, when suddenly, he heard a faint voice off in the distance.
"Save me … save me …"
Wang Baole abruptly turned his head and immediately became vigilant. After listening carefully for a while and making a judgment, he slowly walked towards the direction of the sound. Not long after, he arrived at a low-lying area. After seeing everything clearly, Wang Baole's eyes suddenly widened. His entire body seemed to have been struck by lightning. He was dumbstruck and involuntarily cried out in alarm.
"This … this …"
There was a middle-aged man lying in the low-lying area. He was all skin and bones, and he was incredibly thin. He was completely naked, and his eyes were sunken in. There were five puppets lying around him, and they were just as naked as him.
"Save … Save me …" Seeming to have noticed Wang Baole's arrival, tears flowed from the corners of the middle-aged man's eyes as he spoke weakly.
"Heavens, what did you do to my magical artifact puppet?!" At this moment, Wang Baole's heart was in turmoil. He was completely stunned, and it took him a while to recover. He recognized that this middle-aged man was the peak Pulse Enrichment black-clothed man who had escaped before.
But now, the man's miserable state made him feel incredulous and incredulous.
"You … How thirsty are you to actually sleep with my magical artifact?! You can even sleep with this thing? " Wang Baole couldn't accept what had happened. He felt that this black-clothed man was clearly a pervert. In his grief and indignation, he tried to control the five puppets. When he saw them open their eyes, he let out a sigh of relief. Heartbroken, he put them away and angrily glared at the black-clothed man.
"You've gone too far!"
Hearing Wang Baole's words, the former peak Pulse Enrichment black-clothed man's eyes filled with grievance. He wanted to say something, but he was too weak and couldn't speak.
"Shameless! Then don't blame me for testing medicine for you! " Wang Baole was angry. He snorted and took out all the pills from his storage bracelet. He took out one pill of each type and fed it to the man. After feeding him seven or eight different pills, not only did he not die, he even seemed to be recovering. Wang Baole raised his hand and punched the man's chest. Blood spurted out as he screamed, and he was once again injured.
"You pervert!"
Wang Baole snorted and ignored him. He swallowed the seven or eight pills and closed his eyes to recover. Four hours later, Wang Baole opened his eyes. His injuries were clearly much better. As for the middle-aged man, he was incomparably weak. When he looked at Wang Baole, his eyes were filled with fear.
Wang Baole turned to look at the middle-aged man and asked, "Speak! Who sent you to kill me?!"
The middle-aged man hesitated for a moment. Wang Baole's eyes were cold, and he didn't ask any more questions. Instead, he took out various unknown pills and waved them in front of the man so that he could see them clearly. Then, he fed them to him.
After feeding him three or five pills, Wang Baole would look at the man's reaction. If he got better, he would punch him again. If he didn't, he would continue feeding him.
The cycle continued. The middle-aged man was tormented until he was weaker and weaker. However, he seemed to understand something and didn't say a word. Even after being fed poison, he didn't respond. Wang Baole had no choice but to feed him an antidote pill.
"Well done! You're a real man!" Wang Baole said angrily. He rose to his feet, his mind racing as he tried to come up with a solution. However, when faced with a man like this who had begged for help and now wanted to die, there was nothing he could do. Even as he was feeling depressed, Wang Baole's heart suddenly thumped. He waved his right hand, and the five puppets appeared in his bracelet of holding.
As soon as the puppets appeared, and before Wang Baole could say anything, the middle-aged man began to tremble. His eyes filled with fear, and he quickly said, "I'll talk!
I'll talk! Don't be impulsive! Take … take them away!! "
The man's reaction caused Wang Baole to gasp. He had only wanted to give it a try, but had never imagined that the results would be so shocking. He couldn't help but wonder … if this man had slept with his magical items, or if … something else had happened.
"I only know that this was a commission from Misty City," said the man. "I heard the chief mention it once. He seems to be the son of some important person!" By the time he finished speaking, he was already on the verge of tears.
A cold glint gradually appeared in Wang Baole's eyes. He had already had his suspicions, but when he heard the man's words, he wasn't completely certain, but he was at least seventy percent certain.
"The son of some important person, Lin Tianhao? Because I removed his position as Head Prefect, he wants to kill me? Or is there some other reason I don't know? "That's right. If I die, he and Cao Kun will be Head Prefects again … Similarly, the vice-chancellor must have played a role in this. Otherwise, why would he order me to return to the Dao College early?"
Murderous intent flashed in Wang Baole's eyes. After experiencing this incident, even he didn't realize that the ruthlessness in his personality had grown even more. However, Wang Baole knew that the other party was too powerful, and he probably wouldn't be able to return the favor anytime soon. However, according to the rules, it was still possible to make them pay a price!
"Quickly put them away, I beg of you, quickly put them away …" As Wang Baole was analyzing the situation, the middle-aged man's pleading voice interrupted his train of thought. When he looked over, he noticed that the middle-aged man was trembling in fear, and the fear in his eyes was intense.
This made Wang Baole's expression turn strange. He looked at the middle-aged man, then at his puppets. He thought that if these puppets hadn't trapped this person, he would probably have died here.
"Puppets can be used like this …" Wang Baole felt that he had learned something new, but when he recalled the mysterious person from Upper Academy Island that Xie Haiyang had mentioned, he couldn't help but have some doubts.
"The other party bought the puppets and asked for so much. Could it be that he had other motives …? Probably not …" Wang Baole felt that his thoughts were too unhealthy. After shaking his head and suppressing his suspicions, he fed the middle-aged man some pills and knocked him out. After tying him up, he held him under his armpit and turned to leave.
He had to keep this person alive!
Along the way, Wang Baole followed the path that he had taken and traveled through the Pond Cloud Rainforest to check if there were any other survivors. Not long after, he arrived at the place where he had encountered the terrifying mosquito and stopped in his tracks.
"I remember that four cruisers crashed, and one escaped …" Wang Baole looked up at the sky and changed his direction, heading straight to the place where the four cruisers had crashed.
After checking one by one, there were no survivors. However, one of the cruisers hadn't crashed too badly. Although the pilot inside had died, Wang Baole was the Head Prefect of the Dharmic Armament faculty. This cruiser was actually a type of Dharmic artifact. After taking a look, he decided to repair it.
After a few hours, Wang Baole had barely repaired the cruiser. When it was sufficient to travel to Ethereal Dao College, he started it up. With a roar, the cruiser slowly rose into the air and gradually disappeared into the distance above the Pond Cloud Rainforest.
At that moment, Wang Baole sat on the cruiser and knocked the middle-aged man out again. He was so severely injured that he couldn't move but wouldn't die in a short period of time. Only then did he relax. Recalling the life and death situation from before, he still had lingering fears and his body couldn't help but tremble.
"This world is too dangerous. After returning to the Dao College, I have to study diligently and cultivate more." After a long time, Wang Baole sighed emotionally. When he turned his head to look out of the window at the Pond Cloud Rainforest, he saw a five-fingered mountain peak in the distance.
The moment he saw the mountain peak, Wang Baole exclaimed softly. That … was the place his father had mentioned, the place where the mysterious mask was found!
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